Amarillo man suspected in 2 vehicle burglaries

Police arrested an Amarillo man Wednesday in connection with at least two burglaries in southwest Amarillo.

Colton Steen Nabors, 18, was charged with burglary of a habitation, burglary of a motor vehicle and a class C misdemeanor charge of a minor in consumption of alcohol.

About 8:08 a.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to a burglary call in the 6500 block of Sierra Court. A man told police he was loading things into his truck in his garage, went inside his house to grab more items and returned to find another man, who police identified as Nabors, going through the vehicle.

The victim told police Nabors said he had just scared someone else away and was making sure there was nothing missing from the truck.

Nabors then got out of the truck and began to walk away very quickly, the victim said, and tried to get into another vehicle to drive away.

The man told police he was able to catch up to Nabors and grab his keys before he could drive away. When police arrived, they viewed video from the man’s home surveillance system that showed Nabors entering the garage.

Police said they found property in Nabors’ vehicle they think may be connected to other auto and home burglaries, including electronic devices and hand and power tools.

Property was returned to one other victim and police said if more of the seized property is identified as stolen, Nabors could face more charges.